The life-size Grand Floridian gingerbread house will not return to Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa for Walt Disney World's 2026 holiday season.
Scott Gustin reported June 24 that Disney's culinary teams will create new miniature holiday displays for the resort. BlogMickey and WDW News Today each reported that Disney described the life-size display as permanently retired.
What Replaces It
The new miniature displays are expected to stay inside the resort's holiday program, but Disney has not shared their designs yet. More resort gingerbread display details are expected later this year.
The change removes one of the resort monorail loop's most recognizable holiday stops. The Grand Floridian house served as both a lobby photo spot and a treat counter, so the replacement displays will have to fit around a different lobby flow than the one guests knew before the remodel.
What the Old House Included
The 2024 version marked 25 sweet years and included white chocolate candy canes, edible snowflakes, sugar poinsettias, and an 88-pound white chocolate Santa. The display used more than 10,000 pieces of gingerbread, 1,050 pounds of honey, 800 pounds of flour, 600 pounds of confectioners' sugar, and 700 pounds of chocolate.
The house skipped the 2025 holiday season during the Grand Floridian lobby refurbishment. The 2026 update turns that pause into a permanent change for the resort's holiday lobby.
Sources: Scott Gustin on X, BlogMickey, WDW News Today, Disney Parks Blog's 2024 gingerbread display guide, and Disney Parks Blog's 2026 Walt Disney World holiday announcement.
Image credit: Disney Parks Blog.